Cineforum Ezechiele presents the restored version of Sundset Boulevard.

It's the story of Joe Gillis, a struggling screenwriter who takes refuge in the villa of Norma Desmond, a forgotten former silent film star. Gillis agrees to live as her supporter, working on a screenplay for her supposed return to film, while the woman, gripped by madness, becomes obsessed with him. Sunset Boulevard is still the cruelest and most mocking film about Hollywood, the most carefully balanced in its chiaroscuro, supported by a dark humor whose master of ceremonies is Eric von Stroheim; But it's also a heartfelt story about growing old, and about everyone's shattered illusions. With each viewing, Gloria Swanson's performance becomes more unbearable, William Holden's more engaging—there's a memorable tenderness in the late-night conversation, on the Paramount sets, between two people falling in love, and he, an olfactory counterpoint, tells her she smells of fresh, clean air. MORE INFO